This morning I read how Abraham sent his most trusted servant to find a wife for his son Isaac. The story is found in Genesis chapter 24. It’s a long chapter and the author takes a lot of time telling and retelling the story of how God led the servant to pick Rebekah. (more…)
In my last post I talked about Abraham’s lack of faith. In reading Genesis 22, I quickly learn that Abraham’s faith eventually increased exponentially. More specifically, God told Abraham to take his son to land of Moriah and sacrifice his son Isaac.
Isaac was a miracle child. Sarah, Abraham’s wife, was well beyond the age when she should have been able to have a child and Abraham was 100 years old. God had promised them both a son; however, they both began to think they needed to help God out. This is when they took matters into their own hands by having Abraham sleep with Sarah’s servant girl. This union gave Abraham his first son Ishmael. If you read this story further, you will see how deviating from God’s plan leads to a lot of heartache. Again, this was an example of Abraham not trusting God. (more…)
Often times I find myself not trusting God like I should. I ask God to help me develop my faith while feeling guilty that I’m not stronger already. Today I read how Abraham had lied on two separate occasions to protect his life. The significance of the lie is that Abraham did not trust that God would protect him; hence, Abraham thought he needed to take matters in his own hands.
The first lie occurred in Genesis chapter 12. Abraham takes his family to Egypt to escape a famine and tells his wife Sarah to tell everyone that she is his brother. Abraham specifically told Sara that they must do this or the Egyptians will kill him to take her as she was very beautiful. (more…)
After the flood as described in Genesis, Noah and his sons multiplied into different nations in the surrounding area. One group of people moved east to a plain found in the Babylonia area. In this area the people decided to build a huge city and tower.
Instead of using stone and mortar to build the city, they decided to make bricks and use tar. The bricks were made hard by baking them, which allowed them to build a tower that reached the sky. They did this to be famous and to ensure their nation would not be scattered. (more…)